WASHINGTON 鈥� A lot of people are fed up with their presidential choices this year, but one Richmond woman鈥檚 obituary takes the concept of passing on an election to a new level.
鈥淔aced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68,鈥� begins the obituary in the .
Jim Noland, her husband, tells that one of her children wrote the opening to the obituary as a joke 鈥� way to keep her sense of humor alive. He adds that he thinks his wife of nearly 46 years is getting a laugh out of it and that he hopes the obituary is a reflection of her spirit.
The rest of the obituary is straightforward, noting Mary Anne Noland鈥檚 religious faith and long career as a nurse. It asks for donations to the charity , which provides services to homeless people.
